PER INGE BJØRLO 1952 Born in Spjelkavik, Ålesund Lives in Hønefoss, Norway EDUCATION 1977-81 National Academy of Fine Arts, Oslo, Norway 1975 Studied with Poul Christensen, Helsingør, Denmark 1974-77 College of Art and Design, Bergen, Norway SOLO EXHIBITIONS 2013-2016Chain of Thought. Bomuldsfabriken, Arendal, Norway 2013 Per Inge Bjørlo. Kunstmuseet i Tønder. Denmark 2012 To You, To Me, To Us, and The Sound of Crow Birds… Galleri Bo Bjergaard, Copenhagen, Denmark 2012 Per Inge Bjørlo. Bergen Kunstmuseum, Stenersen, Bergen 2011 Per Inge Bjørlo, Henie Onstad Artcenter, Høvikodden, Norway 2010 Sculpture. Anders Svor Museum, Hornindal. Norway 2008 Story of Smell and Sound/ not sure of Continuing?..., Kunstnernes Hus, Oslo, Norway 2008 Mother- The Future Lies Ahead of You…, Galleri Bo Bjergaard, Copenhagen, Denmark 2007 Do not tell me Too Much, (33-66-99). Galleri Riis, Oslo, Norway 2005 Finnskogutstillingen, Grue Finnskog, Norway 2004 You’re so shiny, Ma…, Galleri Wang, Oslo, Norway The Perspective of Doubt – Conversation I. The Art Nouveau Centre, Ålesund, Norway 2002 Axis, Schæffergården, Fund for Danish-Norwegian Co-operation, Gentofte, Denmark 2001 Potential Rooms, Time Share III, (Idiot’s goodbye). The National Museum of Contemporary Art, Norway Artist of the Year. Lokstallet, Strømstad, Sweden 2000 Heads from Balance. Kunstnerforbundet, Oslo, Norway 1998 We are all Sailors and Women Left Behind. Galleri Wang, Oslo, Norway Tyler Graphics. Mount Kisco, NY, USA 1996 If all the Pedagogues, Therapists and Patients were Mute/ the Square Delimitation of the Circle. Lillehammer Artmuseum, Lillehammer, Norway 1995 The History of Bestiality. A Pictiorial Series on Jens Bjørnebo´s Trilory. Henie Onstad Artcenter, Norway 1994 If all the Pedagogues, Therapist and Patients were Mute/ the Square Delimitation of the Circle. Galleri Wang, Oslo, Norway 1992 Works on Paper. Henie Onstad Artcenter, Høvikodden, Norway 1991 To Grandma, my Origin, the Industrial Revolution and the Good Inheritance. Bergen International Festival, Bergen Kunsthall, Bergen, Norway 1990 Inner Space V. The National Museum of Contemporary Art, Oslo, Norway 1989 Inner Space IV. Borealis, Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, Denmark 1988 Inner Space III. XLIII International Art Biennial, Venice, Italy 1986 Inner Space II. Norealis, Galerie Daad, Berlin, Germany 1985 Inner Space I. 18th International Art Biennial, Sao Paulo, Brazil 1984 Inner Space I. Henie Onstad Art Centre, Høvikodden, Norway 1980 Per Inge Bjørlo. UKS, Young Artists’ Society, Oslo, Norway GROUP EXHIBITIONS 2014 I. Bergen Kunstmuseum (KODE), Norway 2011/12 Carnegie Art Award 2012 2010 Nordic Art Triennial, Eskilstuna Konstmuseum. Sverige 2010 Blodig alvor. Norwegian Art from the Eighties. Bergen Art Museum, Norway 2009/10 Bendik Riis Band. Galleri F15, Moss. Bomuldsfabriken, Arendal, Norway 2007/08 Borderlines. Rogaland Museum of Fine Arts, Stavanger / Bergen Art Museum, Bergen, Norway 2006 The Drawing Biennial 2006. Stenersen Museum, Oslo Eyewitness. The Christian Bjelland Collection,Lillehammer Art Museum, Lillehammer, Norway 2005 The Expression of Angst. Henie Onstad Artcenter, Høvikodden, Norway Munch Revisited. Henie Onstad Artcenter, Høvikodden, Norway Dark Matter. KHIO, Oslo, Norway Sculptures from the collection. Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, Denmark 2004 Sculpturetriennial Murska Sobota. Slovenia 2003 La creazione ansiosa, da Picasso a Bacon. Galleria d’Arte Moderna, Verona, Italy Dark Matter. Maerz Musik, Berliner Festspiele, Germany 2002 Sami Cultural Festival. Kirkenes, Norway 2001 Echoes of the Scream. Munch museet, Oslo, Norway G 1, Time Share I. Jæren Dairy, Bryne, Norway Cairo International Art Biennial. Cairo, Egypt Dark Matter. Premiere, Brisbane Powerhouse, Brisbane, Australia Composer: Richard Barret, Great Britain Installation: Per Inge Bjørlo, Norway Conductor: Christian Eggen, Norway Performers: Elison Ensemble, Australia / Cikada Ensemble, Norway 2000-01 Between Space and Time. Contemporary Norwegian Sculpture and Installation, USA 1998 Bjørlo/Sandberg. Gothar Kunstforum, Norwegische Künstler in Kölner Galerien, Cologne, Germany 1997 Bjørlo/Sandberg. Astrup Fearnley Museum of Modern Art, Oslo, Norway Barclay/Bjørgengen/Bjørlo. Extended Points, Hara Museum of Contemporary Art, Tokyo, Japan Skulptura. Falkenberg, Sweden, Norwegian Profiles. Folkwang Essen Museum, Kunsthalle Essen, and Kunsthalle Rostock, Germany 1996 Ostsee-Biennale. Kunsthalle Rostock, Germany 1995 ARS’ 95. The Ateneum Building, Museum of Contemporary Art, Helsinki, Finland 1994 Rooms for 8 Painters. Galleri F-15, Moss, Norway 1992 Barclay/Bjørlo/Jenssen. Kunstforeningen, Copenhagen, Denmark 1992 New Expressionism. Kunstnernes Hus, Oslo, Norway 1990 12th International Biennial of Drawings. Rijekea, Yugoslavia 1990 Seoul International Print Biennial. Seoul, South Korea 1988-89 Norwegian Figuration. Sweden 1988 The 5th International Biennial of Portrait-Drawings and Graphics’88. Tuzla, Yugoslavia 1986 Bjørlo/Groth. Drammen Kunstforening, Drammen, Norway 1985 International Biennial of Graphic Art. Ljubliana, Yugoslavia 1983 Aalesunds Kunstforening. Ålesund, Norway Session. Kunstnernes Hus, Oslo, Norway 3rd Biennial of European Graphic Art. Baden-Baden, Germany 1982 Fredrikstad International Graphics Biennial. Fredrikstad, Norway 1980 Aalesunds Kunstforening. Ålesund, Norway Namsos Kunstforening. Namsos, Norway Bryne Kunstforening Bryne. Norway PUBLIC COLLECTIONS Ekeberg Sculpture Park, Oslo, Norway Artscape Nordland. Rødøy. Nordland Fylkeskommune, Norway Moderna Museet, Stockholm, Sweden Henie Onstad Art Centre, Høvikodden, Norway The National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design, Oslo, Norway Astrup Fearnley Museum of Modern Art, Oslo, Norway Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, Denmark Sørlandets Art Museum, Kristiansand, Norway Bergen Kunstmuseum, Bergen, Norway The Kenneth Tyler Collection: Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, USA C.C.G.A. and T.G.A.C., Sukagawa, Fukushima, Japan Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA Tate Gallery, London / Liverpool, England National Gallery, Canberra, Australia The National Museum of Contemporary Art, Oslo, Norway The National Gallery, Oslo, Norway Oslo County Collection of Art. Oslo, Norway The Norwegian Council of Cultural Affairs National Touring Exhibitions, Norway COMMISIONS Bergen municipality / EGD Hafslund Hovedgaard, (Manor House) Sarpsborg, Norway The Ministry of Defence, Akershus, Oslo, Norway Tyristrand school, Ringerike, Norway Roundabout, Värnamo Kommun/ Vandalorum Museum, Värnamo, Sweden Karlstad University, Karlstad, Sweden Sollia Orphanage, Sortland, Norway University of Agder, Kristiansand, Norway Mortuary, Asker Crematorium, Asker, Norway Volda University College, Volda, Norway Central Station, Oslo, Norway OSL Oslo International Airport, Gardermoen, Norway Gjøvik Olympic Hall, (Removed) Gjøvik, Norway Haakonsvern, The Norwegian Army Sub district, (Removed) Bergen, Norway Ålesund Airport, (Removed) Vigra, Norway Norske Skog, Follum Factory, Hønefoss, Norway Oseberg A, Housing Platform, Hydro, Norway HIBU, Buskerud University College, Hønefoss, Norway Glemmen High School, Fredrikstad, Norway Årdal High School, Årdal, Norway Flora Hospital, Florø, Norway AWARDS 2012 The Prince Eugen Medal 2011 Norwegian Art Critics Award 2002 Utsmykkingsfondets pris 2001 Stora Nordiska Grafikpriset. Grafikens hus, Mariefred, Sverige 1984 Ålesund municipality 1983 3rd Biennial of European Graphic Art, Baden-Baden